diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/png_options.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/png_options.rs
index a05ddca3c..93d3284e6 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/png_options.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/png_options.rs
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ fn quality_row(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, label: &dyn Fn(&mut egui::Ui,
     label(ui, tl!("Quality:"));
     let mut q = (d.f64("quality", 90.0) / 10.0).round().clamp(0.0, 10.0) as u8;
     ui.horizontal(|ui| {
-        if ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut q, 0..=10)).changed() {
+        if widgets::slider(ui, egui::Slider::new(&mut q, 0..=10)).changed() {
             d.fields.insert("quality".into(), json!(u32::from(q) * 10));
         }
         label(ui, QUALITY_BANDS[q as usize]);
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/save_for_web.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/save_for_web.rs
index a23af3061..9426fa866 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/save_for_web.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/dialogs/save_for_web.rs
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ fn slider_row(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, key: &str, label: &str, suffix:
     widgets::label_row(ui, label, LABEL_W, |ui| {
         let mut v = d.f64(key, 0.0).round().clamp(0.0, 100.0) as u8;
         ui.spacing_mut().slider_width = FIELD_W - 60.0;
-        if ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut v, 0..=100).suffix(suffix)).changed() {
+        if widgets::slider(ui, egui::Slider::new(&mut v, 0..=100).suffix(suffix)).changed() {
             d.fields.insert(key.into(), json!(v));
         }
     });
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs_dialog.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs_dialog.rs
index 81a3bfc89..0e2bb93a2 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs_dialog.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/prefs_dialog.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ fn category_fields(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, cat: &str) {
                 labeled(ui, sp.label, |ui| {
                     let mut x = v.as_f64().unwrap_or(min);
                     let new = if sp.key == "uiScaling" {
-                        ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut x, min..=max).step_by(0.05).text(tl!("Smaller ↔ Larger"))).changed().then_some(x)
+                        widgets::slider(ui, egui::Slider::new(&mut x, min..=max).step_by(0.05).text(tl!("Smaller ↔ Larger"))).changed().then_some(x)
                     } else {
                         widgets::range_field(ui, sp.key, x, min..=max, &format!(" {unit}"), 3, 110.0)
                     };
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ fn category_fields(ui: &mut egui::Ui, d: &mut Dialog, cat: &str) {
                 labeled(ui, sp.label, |ui| {
                     let mut x = v.as_i64().unwrap_or(min);
                     let new = if sp.key == "anchorSize" {
-                        ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut x, min..=max).show_value(false).text(tl!("Size"))).changed().then_some(x)
+                        widgets::slider(ui, egui::Slider::new(&mut x, min..=max).show_value(false).text(tl!("Size"))).changed().then_some(x)
                     } else {
                         widgets::range_field(ui, sp.key, x as f64, min as f64..=max as f64, "", 0, 110.0).map(|x| x as i64)
                     };
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
index 069870645..7019fdcb9 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/widgets.rs
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ pub fn opacity_blend(
         icons::paint(ui, "chevron-right", r.shrink2(vec2(3.0, 7.0)), if enabled { t.icon } else { t.text_disabled });
         egui::Popup::menu(&resp).close_behavior(egui::PopupCloseBehavior::CloseOnClickOutside).show(|ui| {
             let mut o = opacity.unwrap_or(1.0) * 100.0;
-            let r = ui.add(egui::Slider::new(&mut o, 0.0..=100.0).show_value(false));
+            let r = slider(ui, egui::Slider::new(&mut o, 0.0..=100.0).show_value(false));
             let phase = if r.drag_stopped() || (r.changed() && !r.dragged()) {
                 Live::Released
             } else if r.changed() {
@@ -990,6 +990,19 @@ pub fn icon_button_enabled(ui: &mut Ui, icon: &str, tip: &str, selected: bool, e
     if tip.is_empty() { resp } else { resp.on_hover_text(tl!(tip)) }
 }
 
+/// A slider whose rail shows, filled up to the handle: the theme's widget fill matches the panel
+/// and dialog background, which leaves only the handle visible (#1483).
+pub fn slider(ui: &mut Ui, slider: egui::Slider<'_>) -> Response {
+    let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());
+    ui.scope(|ui| {
+        let v = ui.visuals_mut();
+        v.widgets.inactive.bg_fill = t.input_border;
+        v.selection.bg_fill = t.accent;
+        ui.add(slider.trailing_fill(true))
+    })
+    .inner
+}
+
 /// Regular-weight panel sub-header ("Shape Modes:", "Align Objects:").
 pub fn subheader(ui: &mut Ui, text: &str) {
     let t = Tokens::get(ui.ctx());